Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie Step Out Together to Meet With Veterans
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Royal sisters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are marking Armistice Day by visiting with veterans. Eugenie shared on her Instagram today that they visited Royal British Legion Industries—a charity that "provides vital care, welfare and employment services to Armed Forces veterans across the UK."
She wrote, "We met incredible veterans who have completed RBLI’s #Lifeworks employability programme. It was wonderful to see the programme in action at the charity’s social enterprise factory which provides meaningful employment to veterans."
After, the two sisters visited Queen Elizabeth Court, an assisted living facility. There, Eugenie writes, "I also met Vi, who told me she served with my late Grandmother, which brought me such pride."
She ended her Instagram post with a tribute to veterans, writing, "This Armistice Day we remember and pay tribute to the Fallen, the inspiring veterans and those currently serving in the Armed Forces across the world."
Both sisters affixed poppy pins to their jackets, which members of the royal family (and other Brits) typically wear during November to honor fallen troops. The poppy comes from a poem, "In Flanders Fields," by John McCrae, who wrote, "In Flanders' fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row..."
You can see the photos Princess Eugenie shared of the visit on her Instagram. (Beatrice is not on Instagram, but her husband, Edo Mapelli Mozzi, is on the platform.)
Other members of the royal family have been out and about this week. Yesterday, Queen Camilla attended the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, and on Wednesday, Kate, the Princess of Wales, gave her poppy pin to a young boy she met while on an engagement for the Maternal Mental Health Alliance.
Tomorrow night, senior members of the royal family will attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance and on Sunday, they will be at the annual Remembrance Day Service at The Cenotaph.
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